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Baseline
l Non-modifiable (read-only) version of a document
• Describes a moment in time
• May include multiple documents at the same time
l Enables document comparison and management
l Comes with a change history for the document
• Information on objects, attributes, and links created, deleted, or edited
since the creation of the baseline
• Often also contains information on user sessions (when the document
was opened, by whom…)
l Requires access control
l It is advisable to establish a baseline for a new document that
is imported into the document management system
• In order not to lose any changes